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Pages in category "Reptiles of Jamaica" The following 34 pages are in this category, out of 34 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A. American crocodile;
The Jamaican boa, [4] Jamaican yellow boa or yellow snake [5] (Chilabothrus subflavus; in Jamaican Patois: nanka) [6] is a boa species endemic to Jamaica. No subspecies are recognized. [ 4 ] Like all other boas, it is not venomous .
This is a list of the mammal species recorded in Jamaica. Of the mammal species in Jamaica, one is endangered, four are vulnerable, and two are considered to be extinct. [1] The following tags are used to highlight each species' conservation status as assessed by the International Union for Conservation of Nature:
Reptiles of Jamaica (34 P) M. Reptiles of Montserrat (7 P) R. Reptiles of Puerto Rico (50 P) S. Reptiles of Saint Barthélemy (6 P) Reptiles of Saint Kitts and Nevis ...
Category pertaining to animals found in Jamaica. Particularly those which are endemic to the country. ... Reptiles of Jamaica (34 P) Pages in category "Fauna of Jamaica"
A Check-list of West Indian Amphibians and Reptiles. Carnegie Museum of Natural History Special Publication No. 1. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania: Carnegie Museum of Natural History. 216 pp. (Anolis grahami, p. 84). Underwood G, Williams EE (1959). "The Anoline Lizards of Jamaica". Bulletin of the Institute of Jamaica, Science Series (9): 1–48.
According to Sir Hans Sloane, a physician and botanist who visited Jamaica in 1688, iguanas were once common throughout Jamaica. [1] The Jamaican iguana declined dramatically during the second half of the 19th century, after the introduction of the small Asian mongoose as a form of rat and snake control, until it was believed to exist only on the Goat islands near the Hellshire hills.
Jamaica is the third-largest island in the Caribbean, lying south of Cuba and west of Hispaniola. The Jamaican moist forests ecoregion covers an area of 8,192 km 2, and covers 85% of the island of Jamaica. It includes the Blue Mountains and John Crow Mountains in eastern Jamaica, and Cockpit Country further to the west. [1]